Category: Manhattan

Our first child was a bit unusual in a few ways. For one, she slept through the night pretty much from day one. She also did her naps during the daytime. And one sure way to get her to sleep was to play music. And not just any music. Pink Floyd. For some reason, Diane … Continue reading “This One Is Also Pink”

My former boss is planning a trip to New York City this fall, so he asked me about things to do there. I found that, while I could point out touristy things like Rockefeller Center and St Patrick’s Cathedral, my focus remains on the important stuff – food. You see, after 20-odd years living away … Continue reading “Food I Can’t Get”

After getting downsized from Thompson, I formed a startup with Harcourt coworkers Brian and Jack. We named our company Smartacus, and we would focus on educational software. Shortly after its inception, we scheduled a sales trip to the major college textbook publishing companies in NYC and Boston. That meant a road trip for us, so … Continue reading “Exit Stage Right”

I picked up the Tarot back in my college days – like most other things, from a college friend. I bought a deck and a book of instructions, and quickly learned how to do a layout and reading. Basically, you let the “client” shuffle the cards while speaking or thinking the question, then deal them … Continue reading “Coincidence or Not?”

So we had this neighbor in our first New Jersey apartment that decided to move into Manhattan. So, being neighborly, I decided to join her friends and help her move. For the uninitiated, moving is a royal pain in the ass. Everything is heavy, things are generally disorganized, and the truck is almost always too … Continue reading “Moving on Downtown”